Wind blows renewable electricity to flurry of fresh records in 2023

Michael Holder
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Wind blows renewable electricity to flurry of fresh records in 2023

Wind farms generated a record share of UK electricity last year, as renewables outperformed declining fossil fuel power output for the third year running

Wind farms generated record levels of UK electricity last year, providing just under 29 per cent of the country's power needs in 2023, as fossil fuel generation from coal and gas plants fell one again....

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